On July 4th each year, packs of super-fast bicycles speed through downtown streets in the Davis Criterium. Hear how road racing got its start in 1868 in Paris to become a global sport that draws millions of spectators around the world. Heidi Verbeeck and Ray Spore, race team directors for the Davis Bike Club, tell… Read More »Gear Up for Bike Racing
Here is a link to a great post by the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates on riding in wet weather. If you are riding when it’s wet, take a look and stay safe
A good friend and a founder of the Davis Bike Club has passed away at the age of 95½ years old. Helen and her husband Lee, along with two close friends, opened B&L Bike Shop in 1964 in Woodland and then in Davis. They purchased Foy’s Bike Shop in Woodland in 1984. Founding the Davis… Read More »Helen Pool
March is the best time to get out and ride your bike — lovely cool days, almond blossoms, egrets, and little baby lambs. That’s why everyone should sign up for the Davis Bike Club’s March Bicycle Madness. Choose your mileage goal and challenge yourself to ride your bike more than you thought possible – around… Read More »March Bicycle Madness
Join us next on May 17, 2025 to ride 200 miles in one day through Yolo, Napa, and Lake counties on the most popular and one of the best supported double centuries in California
The Davis Bike Club Race Team has successfully relaunched the annual July 4th Criterium in 2024 after a hiatus for COVID and downtown Davis road work. Results Summary We had 201 registered racers with 171 of them finishing. The hot weather made it extra challenging for the riders but everyone had a great time. The racers… Read More »Helen Pool 4th of July Criterium
One Man’s Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle You are invited to join Stories on Stage Davis on February 10, 2024, featuring a reading from Scott Alumbaugh’s book On the Pony Express Trail: One Man’s Journey to Discover History from a Different Kind of Saddle. Scott Alumbaugh is a long time… Read More »On The Pony Express Trail
The slides from Dr Applegate’s lively and informative talk on nutrition are posts here
The Davis Double Century is scheduled each year on the third Saturday in May. Ride 200 miles in one day through Yolo, Napa, and Lake counties on the most popular and one of the best supported double centuries in California The route includes just under 9,000 feet of climbing with a few longer climbs. Nearly… Read More »Davis Double Century Ride
Reservations for the 2025 Etna tour, May 23-25, 2025, are now open (DBC members only.) Maria and Mark Tebbutt return to Etna for another Memorial Day weekend (7th year) in this relaxing and beautiful area. MOTEL RATES: (Based on 2024 – may be subject to change) $78+ tax for up to two people occupying the… Read More »Etna Tour 2025
